Here we are finally with sysresccd 0.2.0. The most important thing in this release is the new kernel 2.6. Then, every system packages has been updated accordingly.
From now on, I will focus on more reliability and try to add packages or modules you could find useful.

I want to prepare Alpha version of SystemRescueCd on HP ds10 computer and debian 3.1 (sarge).

How can I download source code. (I don't know)
How can I compile source code. (I don't know)
Hoca can I write this boot cd. (I know)

thanks.

15 Sep 2004, 09:49

admin

Site Admin

Joined: 17 Jul 2003, 09:44Posts: 2704

Hi,

Even if you have an alpha hardware, making a port of SysRescCd is not so easy. It's not just a tarball with C sources to compile as another program. It's a kit of several scripts that use the gentoo package system to take a classic linux system (as any installed gentoo linux) and it makes a system that can be put on a read only disc.

If you are interested in making a port for alpha, the first thing to do is to have a look at the alpha port of the gentoo, and look at the livecd. Maybe you will have to use catalyst, but I really don't know this hardware well.

15 Sep 2004, 12:11

szaka

Joined: 09 Jun 2004, 08:28Posts: 16

The latest Gentoo LiveCD didn't boot on my AlphaServer 2000 but I had success with the latest Sarge. The CD drive is quite picky about the CD media and it reads only CD-R, not CD-RW. Overall it seemed to me that Debian/Alpha is maintained and cared about much better than Gentoo/Alpha.

28 Sep 2004, 21:18

willem duinker

sysresccd on beige G3

Worked for me to repair my Yellodoglinux 3.0 system on beige G3. They do not provide a real rescue option on their iso.

Because it has to boot with bootx, I copied the parameters from the yaboot.conf and typed them in as kernel options.